12An Orthodox priest leads Christmas Eve Mass at the Aleksandr Nevsky Cathedral in the Crimean city of Simferopol.

13People attend a ceremonial burning of dried oak branches, a Yule log symbol, for Orthodox Christmas Eve in front of a church in Smederevo, 60 kilometers east of Belgrade, Serbia.

14Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (2nd L) and his wife Maryna (3rd L) meet with traditional Christmas carol singers at a state residence in the settlement of Huta in Ivano-Frankivsk region, western Ukraine, January 6, 2015